Friday, May 30, 2014

No pic, but a great memory. . .

Not every day, but most days, there is a family of agoutis that come down to nibble on the fruit that we put out around the rancho.

An agouti looks like a giant gerbil without a tail. The other day, it was really cool as there was a little baby that was following its mother around; stuck right up the mom's backside.

Everyone at breakfast fell silent and watched the skittish critters scurry around, darting to and fro and reacting to the slightest noise. The babe was glued to mom, but would take off to the jungle at the slightest sound, while mom, somewhat used to the noise, would stay put and eyeball the sweet piece of mango before darting in and bolting back into the forest.

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